“Drawing Conversations”

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Information Illustration

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I know, this is an old brief and all, I just wanted to link it from this page. Part II (Interweb) will be uploaded shortly, as well as a more finalised response to this brief. Big thanks to Joe Tabrizi – yes – JOE TABRIZI, for modelling for me. Much appreciated dude.

New Images Under “BRIEF: Narrative Pt. II”

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I have produced a semi-digital outcome, which, admittedly, bends the rules of the brief slightly. The brief instructed a back to basics approach, favouring traditional materials over a PC or Mac.

So does that void my use of photgraphy? I use a digital SLR. I looked at outcomes by fellow students which required the use of a photocopier. Does that strictly meet the brief? How about placing the outcome here, on this blog? I’m pretty sure that’s a digital process.

I’m not being pedantic. I’m trying to cleverly justify my response to the brief… see, I took the naughty approach of using Photoshop, which, according to the hypothetical client, was totally out of the question. However, my use of Photoshop was minimal. Nothing fancy was pulled off, I simply used the forbidden program as an appropriation tool. I decomposed my photography, split the various elements into layers and recomposed them against several thick watercolour washes.

So that basically means… I cut my pictures up and stuck them back together again.

I just thought I’d use a computer program to save paper and hence save the environment.

(is that excuse believable?)

Just in case it’s not… The second part of my outcome, which unfortunately cannot be shared on my blog at this time (I need to find a program that’ll convert the flash format into .avi) is a funky little animation. Nothing too complex, just a short clip composed of the appropriated images that I created earlier (which is why I needed them to be digital files). It sums up a desolated community, isolation and aftermath. It WILL be uploaded soon, but until then, please take a second look at those greyscale images (http://edfairburn.wordpress.com/brief-narrative-pt-ii/) and while you do, listen to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XiwwjVpUMo for a rough idea of my animated outcome.

The song used is called “Hard Fight”, written and performed by The Levellers, an old folk/punk band from Brighton. Imagine The Clash with a fiddle player thrown in and you’ve pretty much got The Levellers.

http://www.levellers.co.uk/www/en/home/